C wrote:
> I have a 2001 Civic EX. I'm about to take it in to the dealer for a
> look at something while it's still under warranty-- but they've tried
> to fix it once before to no avail, so I thought I'd see if anyone here
> had any ideas.
>
> Last year, towards the end of the summer, we would hear an occasional
> "whistling" sound while the air conditioner was running. The sound
> was very intermittant-- kind of a high-pitched "whooooop," just a
> second long, once every 3-5 minutes.
>
> So we took it in to the dealer and they replaced the blower.
> Unfortunately it was the end of the summer so we didn't use the AC
> much after that, so we couldn't really test it. Never did hear it
> while using the heater during the winter. Now that summer is back,
> we're using the AC and hearing this weird sound again.
>
> The AC performance doesn't appear to be affected in any way. Would
> appreciate any thoughts anyone might have about what could be causing
> this. Thanks!
>
> starunner92@yahoo.com

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If it sounds at all like somebody blowing thru an harmonica, they may
have installed your CAbin Filter incorrectly. Check paperwork to see if
they changed it. As LEX said, maybe the cover for the cabin filter isn't
snapped on correctly either.

'curly'

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